Liz Brown (politician)
Elizabeth Brown | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Indiana Senate from the 15th district | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Wyss |
| Member of the Fort Wayne City Council from the At-Large district | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Talarico |
| Succeeded by | John Crawford |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Steve |
| Children | 7 |
| Residence | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (BS) University of Iowa (JD) |
Elizabeth Brown is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, she serves in the Indiana State Senate, representing Senate District 15.
Brown is a 1980 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she was a varsity athlete on the fencing team. She served on the City Council of Fort Wayne, Indiana for the At-Large district from 2008 to 2012,[1] She ran when incumbent City Councilman, Sam Talarico, retired.[2] Brown was succeeded by John Crawford.[3] She ran for Mayor of Fort Wayne in 2011, but lost the primary.[4] Brown was first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014.[5] She ran for the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in the 2016 elections.[6][7] She lost the primary to Jim Banks.[8]
In the 2021 Legislative session, Senator Brown in her role as chair of the Judiciary Committee refused to allow a vote on Constitutional Carry to occur, effectively killing the measure for the year.[9]
References
- ^ "Liz Brown to City Council: Don't take 'no' for an answer". fortwayne.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The New Balance of Power". Fortwaynereader.com. December 19, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Liz Brown".
- ^ "Liz Brown wins state senate seat". WANE. Retrieved July 16, 2015. (NB. inaccessible from the EU/EEA)
- ^ "Liz Brown to announce bid for U.S. Congress". 21Alive. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Liz Brown announces her candidacy for Congress". fortwayne.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ "Banks wins crowded GOP race to replace Stutzman". Indystar.com. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Indiana Senate leaders kill 'constitutional carry' bill despite wide GOP caucus support".